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Owner: Pennsylvania Railroad
Model:Alco RS3Built As:PRR 8597 (RS3)
Serial Number:81798Order No:20989
Frame Number:prime mover # 14061Built:12/1955
Notes:PRR Class AS-16M; to PC 5441
Other locos with this serial:  PRR 8597(RS3)
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PRR 8596, AS-16M, 1956
Title:  PRR 8596, AS-16M, 1956
Description:  Dziobko. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by John Dzobko, Jr., that was taken in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 16 August 1956. Prominent here (L to R) are Pennsylvania Railroad engines #8596 and #8597. Both are AS-16M road switchers built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower each. Partially visible in the background is Juniata's 17th Street Bridge; just beyond it at the right is the East Altoona Roundhouse.
Photo Date:  8/16/1956  Upload Date: 6/28/2022 12:31:35 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8596(RS3) PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
"Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Title:  "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight," Page 96, 1961
Description:  Here is page six of a nine-page article by E.D. Fales, Jr., entitled "Record-Breaking Ride On New Super-Freight." Photos by W.W. Morris. They were published originally in the November 1961 issue of "Popular Science" magazine, page 96. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Two minutes before midnight, Jet roared into Chicago yard." Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #8597, an AS-16M switcher built by the American Locomotive Company in December of 1955 and rated at 1,600 horsepower.
Photo Date:  11/14/1961  Upload Date: 12/22/2024 9:37:22 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Night,InCab,Yard
Locomotives:  PRR 8597(RS3)
Views:  9   Comments: 0


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